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Materials:
Teflon-coated Beta cloth, metal snaps, paper tissues
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. tall x 8 in. wide x 5 in. deep (7.62 x 20.32 x 12.7 cm)
Type:
PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Hygiene & Waste Management
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Summary:
Mission crews often use commercially-available products that are slightly modified for spaceflight. This tissue dispenser contains standard tissues for personal hygiene, but the container is custom-made of fire-retardant material. Almost everything carried aboard a spacecraft is repackaged for stowage and safety in bags or "boxes" made of this Teflon-coated Beta cloth. This tissue dispenser, made in 1971, may have been meant for use aboard Skylab, the U.S. space station where astronauts lived in 1973-74. NASA gave it to the Museum with many other spaceflight items in 1976, after the Apollo and Skylab programs ended.
